final model - photo

final render (3 concepts)

Concept 3

concept 2 - Ying Yang

I decided to have fun with a well known symbol and create a 2 sided ying yang ball

concept final 1 (project 3)

the president image of a square like oriented pattern which consists of 3dish receptive lines

my concept 3D version which resembles a chineese lanturn (to scale 30mm by 30mm by 30mm)

Final Model (Photo)

Unfortunately with the construction of this model it seams that the gap between the centre circle and the edge was too close with the thin X pieces and they snapped while I was trying to place them correctly (ironically they snapped perfectly into four pieces so I just went with it and created more detail in the centre)

 

I used three pieces of card for each slot to make it thicker and also to make it look unique (everyone else is using thin connections so I wanted to be different) but you do need to be a bit careful when handling the real thing, it moves easily (mainly the top piece) and I'm scared that something else may snap

Final Model (Render)

I decided to do the final construction, layout and render with Solid Works (I can get a better look with it)

 I decided to use the glass mapping to get the same feal with the real model and also create awesome effects where you can see through different parts to see detail underneath.